A team of academics, led by the University of Bristol, are hoping to raise awareness of a unique, but little-known, medieval fresco which depicts fighting
2014 was a fantastic year for the Medieval Archives Podcast! Thanks to all our great fans we were featured in the iTunes store! We talked
2014 was again the year of King Richard III. His re-burial date and place was officially announced and the monarch will be laid to rest
Crowning ceremonies have existed since Ancient Times and are even described in detail in two books of the Bible, Kings II and Chronicles II. It
With a release date of September 2014 Microsoft is reviving its famed Age of Empires franchise. The latest installment Age of Empires Castle Siege will
January 2014 marks the 1,200th anniversary of the death of Charlemagne. He started his reign at the age of 26 as the King of the
University of Edinburgh, School of History, Classics & Archaeology is proud to commemorate the 1200th Anniversary of the death of the emperor Charlemagne on Tuesday
October is a battle weary month in the Middle Ages with no fewer than six major battles! This month we are going to discuss a
For a century, archeologists have been looking for a gate through a wall built by the Vikings in northern Europe. This summer, it was found.
Charlemagne, the medieval king of Western Europe, indeed stood tall, reveals the revered ruler’s remains In the journal, Economics & Human Biology, a team led
History played such an integral role in defining national identity in France throughout the high Middle Ages that some of the finest illumination of the
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